The U.S. Senate confirmed former Army Green Beret Joe Kent on Wednesday as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), in a 52-44 vote that followed months of partisan debate and resistance from progressive lawmakers. Kent, a Trump appointee, will now lead one of America’s key national security agencies focused on preventing terrorist threats.
A newly released declassified annex from Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report confirms that Hillary Clinton personally approved a plan during the 2016 election to smear then-candidate Donald Trump by promoting a false narrative linking him to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The revelation comes from documentation declassified by Sen. Chuck Grassley and sheds new light on the origins of the now-debunked Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
President Donald Trump said he would extend trade talks with Mexico for another 90 days following a "very successful" call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., have reintroduced legislation in Congress aimed at exposing foreign influence in America’s public schools. The TRACE Act would require public K-12 schools receiving federal funds to disclose any ties to foreign governments or entities of concern.
A newly revealed vulnerability in Google’s search system allowed individuals to deliberately suppress specific web pages from appearing in search results, raising serious concerns over online censorship and information control.
Meta, the tech conglomerate led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reported strong financial growth in the second quarter while ramping up its investment in artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg said Meta’s ultimate goal is to deliver a “personal superintelligence” accessible to all users, as the company positions itself at the forefront of AI development.
President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new trade agreement with South Korea Thursday evening, securing $350 billion in Korean investments into the U.S. economy and committing Seoul to a $100 billion purchase of American energy. The agreement also imposes a 15 percent tariff on South Korean goods, significantly undercutting the country's long-standing advantages in the U.S. auto market.
Authorities arrested 28-year-old James Andrew McGann on Wednesday in connection with the brutal slayings of Clinton and Cristen Brink at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas. The couple was murdered in front of their two young daughters while on a family hike Saturday, according to Arkansas State Police.
LeBron James has taken legal action after disturbing AI-generated videos using his likeness began circulating online. His legal team issued a cease-and-desist letter to FlickUp, the platform behind Interlink AI, after sexually explicit deepfakes involving James and NBA star Stephen Curry gained traction on social media.
